# P5.js Createfileinput custom text

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**Created:** [February 5, 2021, 12:12pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/p5-js-createfileinput-custom-text/27602 "2021-02-05T12:12:16Z")\
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Hi,

This is what the `createFileInput()` function create when called :

```auto
<input type="file" style="position: absolute; left: 0px; top: 0px;">

```

The text is handled by browsers but it seems that you can change that :

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5138719/change-default-text-in-input-type-file>

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